Season 5 has been quite a wild ride, with the first half focusing a lot on the doppelganger mythology, giving us the ancient forbidden love of Amara and Silas — along with the scorned Qetsiyah. As soon as TVD came back from the winter hiatus, we were gifted with the 100th episode, which might be one of our favorites in the history of the show. Since then, we’ve watched Katherine (who is a passenger in Elena) try to trick the Mystic Falls gang into believing that she is dead, giving her the power to pass herself off as Elena for the foreseeable future.

Hopefully all of the craziness gets cleared up and gives us a clear picture as to what the next season will be able to deliver, but in the meantime, let’s see how the cast and crew of TVD is reacting to the amazing renewal news:

Thanks to all the fans of #tvd and #TheOriginals for watching. We get to keep making more next year because of you!